So I got a 2220 with 740 CR, 690 M, and 790 W.
I want to apply to Barnard, Northeastern, Boston U, and Tufts, so should I retake the SAT to get a better math score?
I almost want to do it anyways just to get 10 more points and reach a 700 in math…
Sure. Go for it. What do you have to lose?
Technically nothing, I’m just so tired of stressing over these tests.
…I’ll probably end up doing it.
Especially because I just remembered that October is free since I took the June 6th test! haha
I think you should retake it in any case. Especially for tufts a few more points in CR and M might make a difference…
Plus, there really is no down side to retaking them.
Do those school Super-Score, and/or permit Score-Choice, and/or not require ALL standardized test results be submitted? If so, you have little to lose. If not, what happens if your second SAT I results are appreciably worse than your initial ones?
P. S.: For applications and essays, “anyways” is not a recognized English word; don’t ever use it.
“Anyways” is absolutely a recognized English word. I agree that it is informal and shouldn’t be used in essays (with some rare and intentional exceptions) but that doesn’t make it not a real word.
Ok, thank you all for the advice.
@Troyus :
I reviewed several on-line dictionaries. They indicate that “anyways” is commonly employed, but that it also is non-standard, informal, colloquial English usage, which axiomatically makes it improper (especially in formal and/or written communications). A few applicable references include:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/anyways
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/anyways
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/anyways
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/british/anyways
Even the reference you cite specifically states that “anyways” is colloquial (and colloquial language should never to be used in formal/written comminations).
Were I reading an essay – or even a CC posting, which certainly is not an informal, family-like, verbal venue – utilization of such questionable, non-standard language (and/or dialect), would cause me to wonder if the author was an uneducated, unsophisticated rube. Of course, American standards of grammar and diction have markedly declined in recent decades; however, that lamentable trend may be less true in university admissions departments.
Thank you for your input and advice.
I did not realize using “anyways” on a board post would make me seem like an uneducated, unsophisticated rube.
I think you should study math sections and retake is October, especially if this was only your first time taking the SAT.
Also, since when is College Confidential worthy of only the most formal styles of the English language? Kind of odd that @TopTier would scold your informal language when he used a contraction gasp in his first reply! A little hypocritical if you ask me ;))